Assessment Practices
Template modified from report from Jim Mulli on behalf of the High School, Puxi Campus - Social Studies department.

Department, Team, or Grade Level: Puxi Grade 1


Discipline/course: Reading

Grade level: Grade 1

Common Assessments:
DRA in Fall and Spring, PM/DRA as needed to assess a student’s level and decide whether to move them to the next level

Types of Summative assessments: In development. Our goal is to have a common assessment for the end of each unit of study. This would assess their grasp of the concepts of the unit, such as a rubric or checklist

Examples of formative assessments:
Running records
DRA comprehension rubric
Individual conferences
Reading response
Raz-Kids records

Additional assessment info:
Goal setting
Self/peer assessment


Discipline/course: Writing

Grade level: Grade 1

Common Assessments:
Spelling inventory (3x year)
Words I know (2x year)
50 first grade no excuse words (2x year)

Types of Summative assessments:
End of unit writing checklists
Rubric used to assess for trimester reporting

Examples of formative assessments
Running records
Individual conferencing

Additional assessment info:
Goal setting
Self/peer assessments


Discipline/course: Math

Grade level: Grade 1

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Discipline/course: Social Studies

Grade level: Grade 1

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Discipline/course: Science

Grade level: Grade 1

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